1980 New York Yankees Season - Offseason

Offseason

• November 1, 1979: Chris Chambliss, Dámaso García, and Paul Mirabella were traded by the Yankees to the Toronto Blue Jays for Rick Cerone, Tom Underwood and Ted Wilborn.
• November 1, 1979: Jim Beattie, Rick Anderson (baseball, born 1953), Juan Beníquez, and Jerry Narron were traded by the Yankees to the Seattle Mariners for Ruppert Jones and Jim Lewis.
• November 8, 1979: Bob Watson was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
• November 8, 1979: Rudy May was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
• November 14, 1979: The Yankees traded players to be named later and cash to the Texas Rangers for Eric Soderholm. The Yankees sent Amos Lewis (minors) and Ricky Burdette (minors) to the Rangers on December 13 to complete the trade.
• December 10, 1979: Andre Robertson was purchased by the Yankees from the Toronto Blue Jays.